Anna La Torre
@latorrelab.bsky.social
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DevBiol, retinas, miRNAs, stem cells & more.
https://latorrelab.faculty.ucdavis.edu
Check out this beautiful new story from
@michelcayouette.bsky.social
lab!!! We got to play a small part along the way. So thrilled to see this out in the world!
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Crystal Rogers, PhD
20 days ago
Please check out these amazing women! They are fantastic scientists, committed mentors, supportive friends and honestly super stars! 🤩@bradylabs.bsky.social
@mydennis.bsky.social
@ucdavis.bsky.social
www.ucdavis.edu/news/podcast...
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2 First-Gen Scientists on Curiosity, Community and Discovery
Megan Dennis, associate professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and Siobhan Brady, professor in the Department of Plant Biology and the Genome Center, are more than an just office neighbors ...
https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/podcasts-and-shows/face-to-face/how-federal-research-funding-powers-scientific-discovery-and-mentorship
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Kai Caspar
25 days ago
Birds have a thick retina devoid of blood vessels - so how do they ensure sufficient oxygen availability? They don't - neurons rely on glycolysis, metabolizing glucose released from the pecten. Insane new study that includes comparative data on lizards and crocs.🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Oxygen-free metabolism in the bird inner retina supported by the pecten - Nature
While the photoreceptor outer segments in the bird outer retina have access to oxygen, the inner retina operates under chronic anoxia, supported by anaerobic glycolysis in the retinal neurons.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09978-w
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Congratulations to
@xinduan.bsky.social
on another beautiful story! I'm very lucky to collaborate with you!
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41532830/
about 1 month ago
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Thankful for my lab and for my community, I couldn’t ask for a better group of people to do science and life with. Happy Thanksgiving!
3 months ago
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Just a heads up: I just got a phishing attempt pretending to be from the
#VisualSystemDevelopment
#GRC
. It looked pretty convincing at first glance, so be careful!
3 months ago
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The lab made it to
#SfN25
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3 months ago
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Joel Miesfeld
4 months ago
Are you or do you know a current undergraduate student who wants to pursue research? Our Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) application is now open! (reposting from the MCW Grad school X account) Apply here:
admissions.mcw.edu/register/sum...
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Michel Cayouette
4 months ago
Our latest paper is out! While the circadian photoentrainment circuit has been extensively studied, the mechanisms regulating its development remain poorly understood. Here we show that retinal Müller glia play a key role in this process. Check it out!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Retinal glia regulate development of the circadian photoentrainment circuit
Circadian photoentrainment depends on intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs), which convey environmental light information to th…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124725012355?via%3Dihub
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Fantastic new paper from
@pierre-mattar.bsky.social
lab!
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4 months ago
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Crystal Rogers, PhD
4 months ago
Our department
@ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social
@ucdavis.bsky.social
is hiring! We welcome research that diversifies or complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory systems and/or developmental biology.
@socdevbio.bsky.social
@ascbiology.bsky.social
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Grateful to the Glaucoma Research Foundation (
Glaucoma.org
) for bringing the Catalyst for a Cure teams together to discuss strategies for neurodegenerative disorders:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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A very important resource!
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4 months ago
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It's
#FluorescenceFriday
!
4 months ago
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New preprints from the lab (3)!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
4 months ago
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Molly McKew
5 months ago
I am reminded tonight how important it is for women to be inspired by other brave, pioneering women as I watch dozens and dozens of women post gift links to Jane Goodall obituaries and articles Keep it up, ladies.
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#FluorescenceFriday
: a weekly reminder that behind the data, there are moments of pure wonder. This is why we do what we do. And the
#retina
is so uniquely beautiful!
5 months ago
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New preprints from the lab!! (2)
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🎉 New preprints from the lab! (1)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Novel Roles of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling in Retinal Patterning and Neurogenesis During Mammalian Eye Development
The Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway is essential for the patterning, growth, and morphogenesis of many tissues. During early eye development, Shh is critical for the formation of the two optic ...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.19.671114v1
5 months ago
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@ucdavis.bsky.social
had a great representation at the BAVRD!
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5 months ago
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Exciting news! Dr. Marie Burns has been appointed the new Director of the Center for Neuroscience, and it's hard to imagine a better choice for this position!
@ucdaviscns.bsky.social
@ucdavis.bsky.social
@ucd-cbha.bsky.social
6 months ago
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Such beautiful work!
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6 months ago
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Our National Parks are treasures and we they need more than visitors, they need funding! Btw,
#lassenvolcanicnationalpark
is magical 💚
6 months ago
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Stowers Institute
6 months ago
Snails with human-like eyes?! Published in
@natcomms.nature.com
, the
@planaria1.bsky.social
&
@accorsi-alice.bsky.social
Labs have established apple snails as a novel model for studying vision restoration. They have complex camera-type eyes & the ability to regrow them in 28 days:
bit.ly/4mvaxkq
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Dr. Sara Thomasy (she/hers)
6 months ago
Congrats to @GGIPstudents and COVSL member Dr. Erin Hisey and her mentor @bcleonard on completing her exit seminar for her PhD! The future is super bright for her as she returns to complete her DVM @ucdavisvetmed.🍾🎉🎈#visionscience
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Joseph is about to give a talk on his Hi-C data 🧃
7 months ago
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Congratulations to all! I'm so proud to have not one but two
@ucd-physiology.bsky.social
colleagues on this list!
@doctheagrif.bsky.social
and
@elisazhang.bsky.social
are rockstars and this is very well deserved!!! 🎉🎉
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The 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI
Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.
https://www.hhmi.org/programs/freeman-hrabowski-scholars/2025-scholars
8 months ago
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@LaBonneLaB
8 months ago
Proud to be a signatory on this letter in support of the courageous staff at the NIH who penned the Bethesda Declaration to decry the ongoing politicization and damage to the US biomedical research infrastructure which has been the envy of the world.
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Ted Pavlic (he/him/his)
8 months ago
Reminder: Nobel-prize winning PCR (1983), used in basically all genetic tech today, was only possible because of extremophile bacterium discovered in 1964 in Yellowstone funded by a small ~$80k NSF grant with no obvious application at the time.
#science
🧪
www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...
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How a discovery in Yellowstone National Park led to the development of PCR - Richmond Scientific
A discovery in Yellowstone National Park led to the development of PCR, the gold-standard COVID-19 tests used to fight the global pandemic.
https://www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discovery-in-yellowstone-national-park-led-to-the-renowned-technique-of-dna-amplification-pcr
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Graham Coop
9 months ago
Threats to federal-UC research partnerships will be devastating to the Californian economy and the USA leadership in worldwide innovation. It will have immediate impacts on many CA communities as UC is the 1/3 largest employer in CA.
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Paloma Liton
9 months ago
🚨 Final Reminder! 🚨 Don't miss your chance to share your research at the ISER BrightFocus Glaucoma Meeting 2025! 📅 Abstract Submission Deadline: May 27, 2025 🔗
iserbrightfocusglaucoma.org/abstract-sub...
@iser.bsky.social
@brightfocus.bsky.social
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Abstract Submission – Iser/Bright Focus Glaucoma Symposium
https://iserbrightfocusglaucoma.org/abstract-submission/
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This is why we do what we do. Watching exceptional trainees thrive is the best part of this job... Let’s make sure there’s a future for them.
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9 months ago
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Levi Todd
9 months ago
We recently wrote a review about neuroimmune interactions in retinal repair. We dive into the literature regarding immune influences in Muller glia reprogramming, cell transplantation, and axon regeneration. Hopefully its useful, free link:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1k-FL4pAsj...
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Kristen Kwan
9 months ago
#ARVO2025
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In this strange times, attending
#ARVO2025
has been a breath of fresh air. Inspired by the work, energized by the community and just so so grateful for the chance to spend time with friends and colleagues ❤
9 months ago
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As always,
@meyerlab.bsky.social
gave a brilliant talk and as always, his images are just spectacular 🤩
#ARVO2025
10 months ago
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The Retinal Development session at
#ARVO2025
is just gorgeous. Adam Almeida gave a truly fantastic talk! 🤩
10 months ago
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@ismaelhdeznunez.bsky.social
just gave a brilliant talk at
#ARVO2025
10 months ago
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Kristen Kwan
10 months ago
Celebrating a successful Utah Vision Science Symposium! A day of amazing science and people!
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Kristen Kwan
10 months ago
Truly grateful to all of the NIH staff who are working so hard and keeping everything going in these challenging times.
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So you want to study the optic nerve head. You’re thinking a Pax2-Cre driver should work, right? Well, think again:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40300047/
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Excluding the Genomic Location of Pax2 Regulatory Elements for the Developing Mouse Eye - PubMed
The Pax2 transcription factor is activated uniformly in the optic vesicle/cup, but becomes progressively restricted to the forming optic disc and stalk. In the eye, it is not known how Pax2 expression...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40300047/
10 months ago
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Day 1 of the BDE Study Section is done. Loved the science, hated Microsoft Teams. That thing is a crime against efficiency 🙄
10 months ago
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@accorsi-alice.bsky.social
is the best! She truly has a vision for
#VisionResearch
.
biology.ucdavis.edu/news/snail-r...
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Snail Researcher Wins UC Davis Award for Innovation and Creative Vision
Developmental biologist Alice Accorsi, an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, is the recipient of the 2025 UC Davis Early Career Faculty Award for Creativity and I...
https://biology.ucdavis.edu/news/snail-researcher-wins-uc-davis-award-innovation-and-creative-vision?utm_source=datelinehtml&utm_medium=datelinenewsletter&utm_campaign=dateline_20250429
10 months ago
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April 23th is
#SantJordi
! The day Catalans celebrate love and literature. And yes, we celebrate no matter where we are 🐉📚🌹 *in this dark times, we use any excuse to find a bit of joy
10 months ago
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Jeremy Berg
10 months ago
Consider a specific example such as merging the National Eye Institute into a larger brain institute. Are eyes part of the brain? Absolutely. Are there different concerns and difficult pools of grantees for eyes compared to other parts of the brain? Most definitely What are benefits and costs? 1/n
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Christina McNerney
11 months ago
Very excited to share (most of) my PhD work, in which we use human retinal organoids to understand how thyroid hormone signaling is regulated in the developing retina to promote robust and accurate photoreceptor subtype specification. Turns out, it's a lot more complicated than we expected. 1/n
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Some days the lab is really in sync! *I took the pic because they're twinning but I'm constantly amazed by our trainees! I guess we need to keep hoping for a fact-based future for them
11 months ago
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Crystal Rogers, PhD
11 months ago
If you are near the west coast and interested in
#DevBio
, please save the date for the West Coast SDB (WCSDB)
@socdevbio.bsky.social
meeting! It will be held at
@calpolyslo.bsky.social
in August!
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Thank you,
@doctheagrif.bsky.social
,
@rogerslabucd.bsky.social
, and
@elisazhang.bsky.social
!! You made us so proud!
#StandUpforScience
12 months ago
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The end of an era... so many scientific fields have been shaped by Jon's contributions! I owe him a great deal and I know I'm not the only one
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12 months ago
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